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Poetry Unit Calendar

Day

Activities Due Today

Homework

Looking Ahead

0
none - Our Town test or movie
Look up and define all poetry vocabulary terms

1
teaching notes
1-poetry terms defined
2- Do poetry journal
3- daily grammar work
4- in class read pgs 1-5 in Miss Stretchberry's Poetry Selections

5- in class read pgs 1-11 in Love That Dog
6- discuss 3 Stretchberry poems and the novel itself
1- Read pgs. 6-9 in Miss Stretchberry's Poetry Selections
2- Read pgs. 12-34 in Love That Dog
Class will be writing imitation poems of "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" and "The Tyger" soon, so students should be thinking about their writing topics with those two formats to mimic.
2
1- grammar work
2- in class small group discussion. group w.s. teacher key
3- in class read pgs 10-11 in Miss Stretchberry's Poetry Selections
4- with a partner, fill out the worksheet over the Stretchberry poems. (perhaps review these as a class-if time)
5- in class read pgs 35-64 in Love That Dog--Audio of pgs. 55-59.
6- Write an imitation poem based on "The Red Wheelbarrow"
1- Read pgs 65-86 in Love That Dog
2- Write a second imitation poem based on "The Pasture"
3. Begin work on a concrete poemassignment. Rubric. he more creative and colorful, the better! May be computer published or written and decorated by hand.
4. Do discussion questions on Love That Dog.
Save all poems and rubrics when they are returned for inclusion in the Poetry Portfolio, due at the end of the unit. Revision on main problems are expected.
3
1. Finish concrete poem (20 min) & turn in. Rubric.
2. daily grammar work
3. Read & listen to audio of: "Oye Mundo/Somtimes" (394), "Jazz Fantasia" (403), and Nothing But Drums" (403). Do poem discussion guide as a class. Key
4. Do journal over sound poetry.
5. Tell class about the portfolio project, so they will get a folder and save work when it is handed back.
1. Do onomatopoeia poetry assignment.
Keep collecting and organizing poetry for portfolio.
4
1. daily grammar work
2. read: "Fire & Ice" - pg. 183,
"The Road Not Taken","Theme for English B"- pg.180 Do Poem discussion guide. Key
Theme for Eng. B imitation poem assignment.
Be thinking of a good story to tell for the narrative poem assignment tomorrow.
5
1. daily grammar work
2. collect imitation poems (ask for any volunteers to read theirs to the class).
3. Review simile (eg. everyone write down 1 simile about their day so far. Share all--this should take no more than 5 min total writing and sharing time).
4. Open books to 435, "The Runaway" by Robert Frost & read together. Do Runaway section of reading guide. KEY
5. Read "The Raven" and do the raven section of the reading guide together. (Since reading guide was done as a class, check them for completion & use as participation grade of 5-10 pts. All short answers should be ok-check more carefully the longer written responses.)
6. Students individually work on narrative poem assignment. If not finished in class, add to homework for the night.
Do Dickinson poem and w.s.
KEY

Finish narrative poem assignment
if not completed in class.
Keep collecting, organizing, and revising any major errors for the portfolio.
Link to welcome letter & reflection jnl
6
1. daily grammar work
2. Review sonnets and iambic pentameter with the sonnet w.s.
3. Read the sonnets (Shakespeare #116 & #73, and Ozymandias) and fill out the rest of the sonnet w.s. as a class. Some of this will be difficult b/c of Shakespeare's language.
sonnet w.s. key
4. Do CCS essay (in CCS Appendix B). Due tomorrow.
Finish CCS essay.

Start working on poetry presentations--due in 2 days.
Keep collecting, organizing, and revising any major errors for the portfolio.
Link to welcome letter & reflection jnl
7
1. daily grammar work
2. Pass out Annabel Lee w.s. Read the poem together (Anabel Lee) text and then go through the w.s. in small groups, partners, or as a class. Review as a class. Key.
3. Hand out Ballad assignment. Read through Annabel Lee's meter together and make sure students understand it & how to create anapest and iambic feet.
4. Allow time to work on ballad completion or on poetry project. Both are due tomorrow.
Finish Ballad assignment

Finish Poetry Presentations
Begin studying for the exam & finish preparing portfolio submissions.
Link to welcome letter & reflection jnl
8
Student Poetry Presentations
Study for test and finish portfolio work.

9
1. Give Poetry Unit Exam
2. Allow work time for portfolios after test, if needed. Portfolios due today. Try not to take them later b/c you'll need grading time since the end of the term is days away.
Study for the FINAL EXAM! :)
Link to welcome letter & reflection jnl


Common Core Standards